It sounds like you are in the same predicament as me or maybe a bit worse. CenturyLink offers 12 mbs in my area which would probably be too slow for streaming. Xfinity offers high speed cable with internet but is probably costly if I want only internet.
Question - do cable companies up their rates if you use their internet to get competing TV via these services?
I have Cox cable and internet. I have not asked about internet-only costs, but have read previous postings that claim Cox raised their rate for internet-only.
My mid-level cable is 50 (upped to 100 and frequently gets 120) Mbps with 1 Tb of upload/download. That part of my cable bill is about $70. I purchase my own router/modem.
Satellite, mobile and phone company cannot even come close.
We’ve had Internet only for the past few years, with Roku. At the same time, we got rid of home phone service and went with Ooma. Not counting the cost for the equipment, it initially saved us over $200 per month; and while we started with an introductory rate that did go up after two years, it doesn’t appear that Verizon is charging us extra because of the way we’re doing things.
We don’t have sports or pay movie channels, but that works for us. I think we spend a little over $100/month for everything now.